Father of Lights - part one

The New Testament is unique. It was written by people who walked with the Lord Jesus, or who came to know Him by revelation. Many believe the author of this book is someone who knew the Lord Jesus intimately, but who did not come to realise who He really was until after the Resurrection - in which case we are talking about James, Jesus’ own brother. Come with me on this extended meditation that I recorded back in Shropshire days before we sailed to Shetland. It is set to lovely music by Tim Finch, and ponders a number of key themes that James raises: the need for wisdom and perseverance in the face of our trials and temptations, the twin themes of mercy and judgement, the extremely important and sometimes vexed matter of why we need to watch the things we say - and then at why some prayers are spectacularly answered and some are not.